Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on “Employment Generation and Skill Development in India” suitable for Civil Services Examination preparation
- Which scheme was launched in 2015 to provide skill training to the youth in India?
- A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- B) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- D) Skill Development Mission
Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- Which government body is primarily responsible for implementing the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)?
- A) Ministry of Labour and Employment
- B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- C) Ministry of Rural Development
- D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer: B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department was established under which ministry?
- A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
- B) Ministry of Labour and Employment
- C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer: C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- Which scheme aims to provide wage subsidies to companies that hire apprentices?
- A) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- B) Skill Development Fund
- C) National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
- D) Employment Generation Programme
Answer: C) National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
- Which program focuses on providing financial support for the establishment of new industries and employment generation in the northeastern states of India?
- A) North East Industrial Development Scheme
- B) North East Employment Generation Program
- C) North East Skill Development Scheme
- D) North East Employment Promotion Scheme
Answer: A) North East Industrial Development Scheme
- The “Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana” (DDU-GKY) primarily targets which group of individuals?
- A) Urban youth
- B) Rural youth
- C) Senior citizens
- D) Women entrepreneurs
Answer: B) Rural youth
- Which Act provides the legal framework for the protection and regulation of labor conditions in India?
- A) Factories Act
- B) Industrial Disputes Act
- C) Minimum Wages Act
- D) Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act
Answer: A) Factories Act
- Which initiative is designed to enhance the employability of youth in the unorganized sector?
- A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
- B) National Skill Development Corporation
- C) Skill Development Mission
- D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Answer: B) National Skill Development Corporation
- What is the primary objective of the “Startup India” initiative?
- A) To promote skill development in rural areas
- B) To provide financial incentives to startups
- C) To facilitate large-scale employment generation
- D) To improve the quality of education
Answer: B) To provide financial incentives to startups
- Which program was launched to provide vocational training and employment opportunities to youth in the informal sector?
- A) Jan Dhan Yojana
- B) Skill Development Fund
- C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- D) National Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
Answer: B) Skill Development Fund
- Which scheme aims to create job opportunities in the rural areas by constructing community assets and improving infrastructure?
- A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- B) MGNREGA
- C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
- D) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana
Answer: B) MGNREGA
- Which of the following is NOT a component of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)?
- A) Skill Development Fund
- B) Skill Development Mission
- C) Skill Development Councils
- D) National Skill Development Agency
Answer: D) National Skill Development Agency
- The “Swachh Bharat Mission” indirectly contributes to employment generation by focusing on which sector?
- A) Health
- B) Education
- C) Sanitation
- D) Agriculture
Answer: C) Sanitation
- Which scheme is focused on providing self-employment opportunities for women in rural areas?
- A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- B) National Rural Health Mission
- C) Self-Employed Women’s Association
- D) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Employment Generation Scheme
Answer: D) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Employment Generation Scheme
- The “Skill India” campaign was launched to address which major challenge?
- A) Urban unemployment
- B) Rural poverty
- C) Skill mismatch
- D) Infrastructure deficit
Answer: C) Skill mismatch
- Which institution is responsible for implementing the “Skill Development Mission” in India?
- A) Ministry of Labour and Employment
- B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- C) Ministry of Rural Development
- D) National Skill Development Corporation
Answer: B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- Which scheme provides loans for the development of micro-enterprises and small businesses?
- A) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
- B) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- C) Startup India
- D) National Skill Development Fund
Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- The “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” (NREGA) was renamed to which new name in 2009?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
- B) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya National Employment Guarantee Act
- C) National Employment Guarantee Act
- D) Pradhan Mantri Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
- Which body provides certification for skill development and vocational training programs in India?
- A) National Institute of Open Schooling
- B) National Skill Development Corporation
- C) All India Council for Technical Education
- D) National Board of Accreditation
Answer: B) National Skill Development Corporation
- Which program focuses on providing employment opportunities and skill development for youth in the urban areas of India?
- A) National Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
- B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
- C) Skill Development Mission
- D) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Answer: A) National Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
- Which scheme is aimed at improving the skill sets of rural artisans and craftspeople?
- A) Rural Skills Development Program
- B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- D) Self-Employment and Skill Development Program
Answer: A) Rural Skills Development Program
- Which program aims to enhance the employability of youth by providing industry-relevant skills and training?
- A) National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
- B) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- C) Skill Development Fund
- D) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- The “Stand Up India” scheme was launched to promote which of the following?
- A) Skill development in rural areas
- B) Financial support for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs
- C) Rural infrastructure development
- D) Health and sanitation improvement
Answer: B) Financial support for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs
- Which of the following is NOT a focus area of the “National Skill Development Mission”?
- A) Education
- B) Skill training
- C) Employment generation
- D) Infrastructure development
Answer: D) Infrastructure development
- Which body is responsible for the implementation of the “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” (MGNREGA)?
- A) Ministry of Rural Development
- B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Council
- D) State Rural Employment Guarantee Councils
Answer: D) State Rural Employment Guarantee Councils
- The “Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana” indirectly contributes to skill development by focusing on which group?
- A) Young entrepreneurs
- B) Female children
- C) Unemployed youth
- D) Senior citizens
Answer: B) Female children
- Which scheme was launched to support and finance startups in the manufacturing and service sectors?
- A) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- B) Startup India
- C) National Skill Development Fund
- D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Answer: B) Startup India
- Which scheme is aimed at enhancing the employability of persons with disabilities in India?
- A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- B) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- C) National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
- D) National Skill Development Corporation
Answer: C) National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
- The “Atal Innovation Mission” (AIM) is designed to promote which of the following?
- A) Skill development in rural areas
- B) Innovation and entrepreneurship
- C) Employment generation in urban areas
- D) Health and sanitation improvement
Answer: B) Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Which program focuses on providing employment opportunities and enhancing skills for individuals in the unorganized sector?
- A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
- B) National Skill Development Mission
- C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- D) Skill Development Fund
Answer: B) National Skill Development Mission
